Coal-tipple.



M BIGAKLYQ PATENTED JUNE 23, 1908. I y A GOAL TIPVELE.

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GOAL TPPLE.

APPLIOATUJN FILED sEPT.s.19m.

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ROSS M. BICKLEY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HEYL AND PATTERSON,

OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

COAL-TIPPLE Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented. June 23,

Application led September 3, 1907. Serial No. 391,142.

To all whom 'tt may .eo/wirf.

Be it known that I, Ross M. BicKLnY, a resident of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Coal-Tipples; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to coal or like tipples, its object being to provide for the rapid and expeditious handling of loaded and empty cars Where a shaft is employed leading from the bottom oi the mine Vto the upper portion of the tipple Where the cars are moved from and advanced onto the elevator or lift traveling in the shaft.

To these ends my invention comprises, generally stated, av tipple with a shaft ar- 'ranged in connection therewith, a double deck cage traveling in said shaft and tracks arranged on different levels corresponding to the decks of said cage, whereby when said cage is brought to a standstill the decks 'are on a level with the said tracks so that the car maybe pushed from one deck onto one oi" said trac is and a car moved from the other track onto the second deck at a dil'erent level.

vembodying my invention; Fig. 2. is,an enlarged side elevation of a portion of the shaft and tipple giving in more detail the mechanism for shifting the cars t0 and from the decks of the elevator or cage; Fig. 3 is an end view of the cage, and Figs. 4 and 5 are details.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 2 designates the frame-Work of a suitable coal tip ile, at one end of which is located the sha `t or hoist-Way 3. In the tipple is constructed the platform 4 on which is laid. the track 5, said track extending back and having the inclined portion 6 leading to the kick-back 7. At a lower level than the platform 4 is a like platform 8 on which thc track 9 is laid, said platform communicating with theI kick-back 7 by means of the inclined track 10.

Located in the track ,9"oi' the lower platform 8 is the car pusher mechanism 11.` The mechanism employed is that shownand described in Letters Patent of the United States No. 765,902, granted July 26, 1904, to W. J. Patterson. This mechanism comprises a pusher carriage 12 provided with the i Wheels 13 traveling on the track 1 4.` "Pivoted to the carriage 12 is the pusher 15 which normally extends up in position to engage the mine car and push the same for- Ward when said carriage is advanced. The

Connected to the pusher carriage 12 is the cable 2 6 to which the weight 27 is secured, said cable passing over the pulley 28. The Weight 27 is adapted to return the pusher carriage 12 to its rear-most position. The mechanism for operating the pusher carriage comprises the cables 29 and 30 connected to the front and rear ends, respectively, oi the pusher carriage 12, said cables passing around the drum 31 and thence around guide pulleys 32. The drum 31 is driven by the motor 33, suitable gearing connections being employed but as this portion of the mechanism forms no part of my invention I have not deemed it lnecessary to illustrate the same in detail.

Within the shaft or hoistva Y 3 is the cage 34, said cage having thc upper deck 35 and thelowcr deck 36 with the rails 37 laid thereon to support the mine car. Secured to the upper ond of the cage 34 is Ithe cable 38 by means ol' which the cage is elevated and lowered, said cable assiifg around a suitable shoave 39. Suita )le mechanism is employed lor raising and lowering said cage.

In order to n'ovide for the moving of the ear from ono (lock of the cago by the nieveinent of the car onto the other deck, I provide the following mechanism: On theA lower v deck is the car pusher 40 mounted on Wheels L1 traveling on the track 42. This pusher has the upwardly projecting portion 23 which is adapted tc engage the car in the manner fully hcrcinait er set forth. Extending down from the pusher 4() is the .lug 44 to which the cable 45 is secured. This cable 45 passes around the drum 46 and thence around the sheave 47. This cable then passes up and over the sheave liti., tl'ience around the sheave 50 and is secured to the lu" 5i on a like car pusher' Another cable 115i also seein-edl to the lug;- da and passes rcai".rardly over sheave thence toiwvai'dly over a sheave at the side of shcave L26, hack again over sheave L17h, thence up and over slicave iiin and torwardly and attached to lug 5 l. The arrangement 'ol the car ppshers 40 and 52 is such that when the pusher fl() is at one end oi' the cage the pushc 52 will be at the opposite ind,

The shaft is provided with suitable lauding' dogs 53 adapted to engage and support the cage when brought to a si ate olf rest. These landingI dogs comprise the supporting arms 54 pivoted at 55 with `the arms 56 connected by the rod 57. A lever 5S is adapted to operate said dogs so as-to throw them into and out oi position.

fit is apparent that the saine arrangement of tracks at diiierent levels may be employed down in the ruine where the loaded ears are moved onto the cage and the empty cars moved there am, and accordingly in the mine l have shown the tracks and 64, the Icage beingr shown in dotted lines in position with reference to sai racks. i

When my invention is in use lthe cage 34 carrying` the loaded car' (iOon its upper deck 35 is elevated until said deck comes into proper alineinent with the upper platform i whereupon the cage elevating mechanism is stopped and the lever 58 operated to threw l ejlandinpr dogs into position to support the vated The empty car (il on the ltrack t) harmi;.descended trom the kick-back .has passed over the pusher .i5 and has been checked by the flangesI ol its wheels comingy into frictional contact with the rails oi the checkingr device and it is then in a position. to be advanced by the car pusher ll onto the lower deck 36 ot the cage 234-. Accordingly the car pusher mechanism is put into operation, whereupon the pusher carriage 'l2 is advanced and the empty car 5i is pushed from. the platform t onto the lower deck .55 of the cage. As the empty car 6l advances onto the deck ol the cage the forward end olf the car or builer comes into contact with the projecting portion lf3 el the pusher -lG and said pusher is lforced back along; the rails Al2. As the ear pusher is forced back in this manner the cable t5 connected therewith is moved in the same direction and through the arrangement of sheaves described the car )usher 52 is moved in the opposite direction trom the pusher Ml() and said pusher 52 acts to push the loaded ear o() from the upper deck 34 onto the tracks 5 of the platl'orin soon as the empty car (l has been pushed by the pusher l i entirely onto the lower deck of the cage the loaded car f3() will have been ushed entirely oil the upper deck and the mdcdcar is then advanced by gravity to lowering said cage, tracks serp/eo onto the kick-back to be returned to the track t) in position to be advanced. onto'the lower deck of the cage in its proper turn.

rl[he empty car Gl havingbeen advanced onto the cage in the alcove manner the landin sT dogs are. then thrown out of Vthe way and the caire lowered to the mine, the cage carrying the. empty car is lowered to the bottoni of the mine, where as above stated7 a like arrangement is provided for moving theempty car from the lower deck by advancing a loaded ear onto the upper deck.

it is apparent that the loaded car may be carried on the lower deck and the empty car on the upper deck without aileeting the operation of my improved apparatus. In this manner the cars are quickly and expeditiouslyhandled, the pusher mechanism for pushing,-v the empty cai1 onto the cage acting through. the mechanism described to also move the loaded car from the upper deck of.

the cage, thereby dispensingn with anadditional pusner operating from the opposite side ot' the shaittto push oil the loaded ear, together with the additional structure and mechanism required for such an arrangement. By the use of a double deck cage it is :not necessary to shift the cage from one platform to the other, and as aconsequence the operation ol' the shaft is greatly simplilied and the amount of time required for,

leading; and unloading is greatly reduced.

What l claim ie:-

l. The combination or shaft, a doubledeck cage therein, means for raising' and lowering said cage, tracks at levels correspondiitgr to the decks of said cage, and means Al'or moving a car from one deck by the mov-- ing ol a car'onto the other deck of said cage.

2. 'The combination ol' a shaft; a doubledeck cage therein, means for raising and lowering' said cage, tracks at levels correspoi'idinpT to the decks of said canje, car push ers on each of said decks, and connectidns between said car pushers whereby a car moving;l into contact with one of said. ear pushcrs nieves the other in the' opposite direction..

rlfhe combination el a shait, doubledeck cage thinein, means vlor raising` and lowering' said cage, tracks at levels corre-4 sponding' to thedecks ol said cage, car pushers at opposite ends of said decks7 and e mneetions betweenlsaid pushers whereby a car moving into contact with one of said car pushers moves the other in the opposite direction. 4

5l. The combination of a shaft, a doubledcck canje therein, means for raising' and at levels corresponding to theV decks of said cage, carpushers at opposite ends of said decks, and a cable connecting said pushers, whereby a ear moving)- into Contact with one ol said ear pushers moves the other in the opposite dirccion.

5. The combination of a shalt, e doubledcck cage therein, means for raising and owering suini cai-ge,Y tracks et levels correspendingT to the decks of said cage, carpushers :Lt opposite ends of said decks, a cable connecting said pushers, and sheaves :L1-(mnd, which said cable ypasses, whereby a om' movinginto Contact with one of said car pushers moves the other in the opposite Llirection.

l. 'lhe combination of e shaft, a doubledeck cage therein, means for raising and lowering said cage, tracks at levels correspending to the decks of seid cage, pushmg mechanism for moving a car onto one of said I decks, and means for moving a ca-r from the other deck by the movement of said. car onto the first named deck.

In testimony whereof, I, the said Ross M .A BICKLEY have hereunto set my hand.

ROSS M. BICKLEY. Witnesses F. W. WINTER, HAL] 00K C. SHERRARD. 

